RF Circuit Design Expert - PhD

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Electrical Engineering & RF/Circuit Design
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design graduate-level computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries.
• Develop problems requiring sophisticated use of scikit-rf for RF and microwave network analysis and ngspice for circuit simulation.
• Calibrate tasks against state-of-the-art AI models and refine designs to achieve target difficulty.
• Create problems that demand strategic reasoning to uncover hidden information from data.
• Work independently and iterate on problem designs based on calibration feedback.
• Collaborate asynchronously with teams to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM domain (MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience).
• Demonstrated proficiency with scientific software libraries like scikit-rf or ngspice.
• Strong Python programming skills for writing problem setups and solution validators.
• Ability to work in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
• Available for at least 15–20 hours per week.

Preferred

• Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
• Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
• Background in scientific pedagogy or exam/problem-set design.
• Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

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